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Chapter 3: Sensory & Motor Systems - Hearing, Touch, Smell, and Taste Flashcards

1
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The sense of hearing.

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Audition.

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The height of a periodic curve measured on its vertical axis.

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Amplitude.

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The number of cycles of a periodic wave per unit of time.

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Frequency.

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4
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A unit used to express a difference in intensity between two sounds.

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Decibel (dB).

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A unit of sound frequency equal to one cycle per second.

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Hertz (Hz).

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The quality of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds of the same pitch and volume.

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Timbre.

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Sound at frequencies above the range of human hearing, or higher than about 20000 Hz.

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Ultrasound.

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Sound at frequencies below the range of human hearing, or lower than about 20 Hz.

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Infrasound.

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The components that make up the ear are generally divided into three (3) parts.

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  1. The Outer Ear
  2. The Middle Ear
  3. The Inner Ear
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10
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The visible part of the outer ear.

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Pinna.

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A tube-shaped structure in the outer ear that leads to the tympanic membrane.

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Auditory canal.

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This forms the boundary between the outer ear and middle ear.

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Tympanic membrane (eardrum).

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A membrane that forms the boundary between the middle and inner ears.

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Oval window.

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14
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The bones of the middle ear.

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Ossicles.

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15
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The first of three ossicles in the middle ear.

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Malleus.

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16
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The middle of three ossicles found in the middle ear.

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Incus.

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17
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The innermost of the three ossicles of the middle ear.

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Stapes.

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18
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The protective restriction of the movement of the tympanic membrane and ossicles, resulting in a reduction of sound to the inner ear by a factor of 30 dB.

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Acoustic reflex.

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19
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Two (2) muscles in the middle ear.

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  1. Tensor tympani
  2. Stapedius
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20
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Contains two sets of fluid-filled cavities embedded in the temporal bone of the skull.

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The Inner Ear.

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21
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Contains specialized receptor cells that respond to the vibrations transmitted to the inner ear; is fluid-filled.

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Cochlea.

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22
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The cochlea’s three (3) parallel chambers.

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  1. Vestibular canal
  2. Tympanic canal
  3. Apex
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23
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The part of the cochlea most distant from the oval window.

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Apex.

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24
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Fluid found in the vestibular and tympanic canals of the inner ear.

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Perilymph.

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The fluid found in the cochlear duct.

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Endolymph.

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A membrane that separates the vestibular canal and the cochlear duct in the inner ear.

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Reissner’s membrane.

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A structure in the cochlea that separates the tympanic canal and the cochlear duct.

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Basilar membrane.

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28
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A membrane covering the end of the tympanic canal.

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Round window.

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29
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A structure within the cochlear duct responsible for translating vibrations in the inner ear into neural messages.

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Organ of Corti.

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30
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Out of the approximately 15500 hair cells in each human inner ear, about how many of them are inner hair cells, which are the actual auditory receptors?

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3500 inner hair cells.

31
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Out of the approximately 15500 hair cells in each human inner ear, about how many of them are outer hair cells, which appear to amplify sound?

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12000 outer hair cells.

32
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Structure found in the inner ear whose axons form the auditory nerve.

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Spiral ganglion.

33
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Cortex located just below the lateral fissure in the temporal lobe that provides the initial cortical processing of auditory information.

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Primary auditory cortex (Heschl’s gyrus).

34
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Areas surrounding the primary auditory cortex in the temporal lobe that process more complex types of stimuli.

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Secondary auditory cortex.

35
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The part of the human secondary auditory cortex that specifically decodes speech.

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Wernicke’s area.

36
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A person is considered legally deaf when speech sounds equal to or less than __ dB cannot be heard.

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82 dB.

37
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A term used to refer to hearing loss resulting from problems in the outer or middle ear.

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Conduction loss.

38
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Conduction loss can result from the following.

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  1. Buildup of wax in the ear canal
  2. Infections of the middle ear
  3. A disease known as otosclerosis
39
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The system that provides information about the body senses, including touch, movement, pain, and temperature.

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Somatosensory system.

40
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The sensory system that provides information about the position and movement of the head.

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Vestibular system.

41
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A structure in the inner ear vestibular system that provides information about the angle of the head relative to the ground and about linear acceleration.

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Otolith organ.

42
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One of three (3) looping chambers found in the inner ear that provide information regarding the rotation of the head.

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Semicircular canal.

43
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The largest and heaviest organ of the human body.

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Skin.

44
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Two (2) basic varieties of skin.

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  1. Hairy skin
  2. Glabrous, or hairless skin
45
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Outer layers of the skin.

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  1. Epidermis (outer)
  2. Dermis (inner)
46
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Contains connective tissues and fat; found below the dermis.

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Subcutaneous tissue.

47
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A skin receptor that senses touch, pressure, or vibration.

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Mechanoreceptor.

48
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A mechanoreceptor in which the axon fibers are surrounded by a fluid-filled capsule formed of connective tissue.

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Encapsulated receptor.

49
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Responds primarily to pressure.

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Meissner’s corpuscle.

50
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Provides information about pressure and vibration.

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Pacinian corpuscle.

51
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Provides information primarily about pressure.

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Merkel’s disk.

52
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Provides information regarding stretch.

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Ruffini’s ending.

53
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A myelinated fiber that carries information about cold and sharp pain to the central nervous system.

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Alpha-delta fiber.

54
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A small, unmyelinated fiber that carries information about temperature, itch, and dull, aching pain to the central nervous system.

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C fiber.

55
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The largest fibers; carry information from the muscles.

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Alpha-alpha.

56
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Carries information from the Meissner’s corpuscles, Merkel’s disks, Pacinian corpuscles, and Ruffini’s endings toward the central nervous system.

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Alpha-beta class.

57
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The spinal pathway that carries information about touch and position to the medulla.

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Dorsal column.

58
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The pathway originating in the dorsal column nuclei and synapsing in the ventral posterior (VP) nucleus of the thalamus that is responsible for carrying information about touch and position.

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Medial lemniscus.

59
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A nerve that carries sensation from mechanoreceptors, temperature receptors, and pain receptors in the skin of the face, mouth, tongue, and the dura meter of the brain.

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Trigeminal nerve (Cranial nerve V).

60
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Occurs in the human somatosensory cortex as a result of both loss and enhancement of input.

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Plasticity.

61
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These are free nerve endings in the skin that respond to surface temperature.

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Thermoreceptors.

62
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Free nerve endings that respond to pain.

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Nociceptors.

63
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These are responsible for that sensation of a quick, sharp “ouch.”

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Alpha delta fibers.

64
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These are responsible for dull, aching types of pain sensation.

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C fibers.

65
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Both types of ascending pain fibers use _________ as their primary neurotransmitter.

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Glutamate.

66
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A group of cells in the outer gray matter of the dorsal horn that receive synapses from pain fibers.

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Substantia gelatinosa.

67
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A neurotransmitter substance associated with the sense of pain that also serves as a stimulus at some nociceptors.

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Substance P.

68
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The sense of smell.

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Olfaction.

69
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The layer in the nasal cavity containing olfactory receptors.

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Olfactory epithelium.

70
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Four (4) major categories of taste.

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  1. Sweet
  2. Sour
  3. Salty
  4. Bitter
71
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One of the five basic taste groups, characteristic of tastes found in seaweed and other “meaty or savory” elements of Asian cuisine.

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Umami.

72
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Receptors for taste are found not only in the tongue but also in other parts of the mouth.

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Taste receptors.

73
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Bumps on the tongue containing taste buds and taste receptors.

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Papillae.

74
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Small fibers extending from taste receptors.

A

Microvilli.

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